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Stadler KISS

Swiss bilevel commuter train

Summary

Swiss bilevel commuter train

FieldValue
nameStadler KISS
imageSŽ 313 018 (53348571407).jpg
captionFacelifted version in service with the Slovenian Railways near Škofja Loka, June 2023
interiorimageSBB RABe 511 als S12 in Effretikon (cropped).jpg
interiorcaptionOriginal version in service with the Zürich S-Bahn at Effretikon railway station, December 2014
service2011–present
manufacturerStadler Rail
factory{{unbulleted list
Belarus: Fanipol (Stadler Rail Minsk){{efnProduction relocated to Siedlce following the Russian invasion of Ukraine<ref>{{Cite webdate26 June 2023title=Exclusive: Stadler confirms its Belarus reduction – but not full exiturl=https://www.railway-technology.com/news/exclusive-stadler-belarus-reduction-not-full-exitaccess-date=8 February 2024publisher=Railway Technology}}}}
yearconstruction2008–
yearservice2011
formationEMUs: Up to 7 cars per train
DMUs: 8 cars per train
fleetnumbersRABe 511, RABe 512 (SBB), RABe 515 (BLS)
capacityFirst class: 112
Second class: 414
carbodyAluminium
carlength25 m
width2.8 m
(2.92 m for Sweden
3.4 m for Russia)
height4.595 m
(4.7 m for Sweden
5.24 m for Russia)
floorheight440 mm
entrylevelorstep570 mm
maxspeed160–200 km/h
weight296 t (6 car train)
acceleration1.1 m/s2
poweroutput6000 kW Max
4000 kW Cont
gauge
electricsystem{{Plainlist
* Overhead line:<ref name"Data Sheet" /
collectionmethodPantograph

| Switzerland: Altenrhein and Bussnang (Stadler Rail) | Germany: Pankow, Berlin (Stadler Deutschland GmbH) | Belarus: Fanipol (Stadler Rail Minsk) | Poland: Siedlce (Stadler Rail Polska) | Spain: Valencia (Stadler Rail Valencia SAU) | United States: Salt Lake City, Utah (Stadler US) DMUs: 8 cars per train Second class: 414 (2.92 m for Sweden 3.4 m for Russia) (4.7 m for Sweden 5.24 m for Russia) | art-sections = 4000 kW Cont

  • Overhead line:
  • 3 kV DC
  • 25 kV 50/60 Hz AC The Stadler KISS is a family of bilevel electric multiple unit commuter trains developed and built since 2008 by Stadler Rail of Switzerland. As of 2025, around 700 KISS trainsets have been sold to operators in 14 countries. Boarding is done into the lower deck.

Name

In the early stages of its development, the KISS was known as the Stadler DOSTO. This name was derived from the German word Doppelstock, meaning "double decker". This is still the name used for the Swedish market because "kiss" means "pee" in Swedish.

Since September 2010, Stadler refers to the train as "KISS", an acronym for "Komfortabler Innovativer Spurtstarker S-Bahn-Zug", meaning "comfortable, innovative, sprint-capable suburban train".

In Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) service, the train is classified as RABe 511, while a newer version for regional services is classified as RABe 512. BLS classifies them as RABe 515. For the Eastern European market (specifically in Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan), it is branded Eurasia.

Naming of RABe 511 trains

A total of 93 trainsets (69 six-car/24 four-car units) were delivered to Swiss Federal Railways, numbered 511 001–511 093, some for use on the long-distance IR or RE lines (red-white-grey livery) and others on the Zurich S-Bahn network (red-white-blue livery) in the Zurich metropolitan area.

In Switzerland, it is common practice to name electric multiple units (e.g. SBB RABe 501, RABDe 500, RABe 514, SOB RABe 526, BLS RABe 515) and locomotives (e.g. SBB Ae 6/6, Re 6/6, Re 450, Re 460). Fourteen RABe 511 trainsets are named, mostly after Swiss communes or cantons with the name and respective coat of arms (COA) indicated at both ends of the trainset. The table below lists all named RABe 511 with their respective number (№). Trainsets of Zurich S-Bahn are indicated with an *:

Named SBB RABe 511 units№COAName№COAName№COAName
511 001*[[File:DEU Berlin COA.svg18px]]Berlin511 016[[File:Wappen Luzern matt.svg18px]]Kanton Luzern511 033*[[File:Wappen Winterthur.svg18px]]Winterthur
511 002*[[File:Wappen Zürich matt.svg18px]]Stadt Zürich511 017[[File:Wappen Schaffhausen matt.svg18px]]Kanton Schaffhausen511 048*[[File:Rapperswil-Jona CoA.svg18px]]Rapperswil-Jona
511 010*[[File:Urdorf Wappen.jpg18px]]Urdorf511 022[[File:Wappen St. Gallen matt (–2010).svg18px]]Kanton St. Gallen511 059—Pünten
511 011*[[File:CHE Dietikon COA.svg18px]]Dietikon511 023[[File:CHE Graubünden COA.svg18px]]Kanton Graubünden511 067[[File:Zell-blazon.svg18px]]Zell ZH
511 014*[[File:Wappen Wettingen AG.svg18px]]Wettingen511 031[[File:CHE Bezirk Affoltern COA.svg18px]]Bezirk Affoltern

Features

The KISS family was created as the third generation of vehicles for the Zürich S-Bahn. Compared to previous generations, they are characterized mainly by a higher number of standing passengers per car, in part because the longer trains have proportionately fewer seats. The trains are 15 cm wider due to placing the HVAC channels under the ceiling instead of behind side panels. The headroom is still two meters, because friction stir welded floor panels made from aluminium extrusions are used. The number of seats, however, is slightly lower than in the previous models. Like in the KISS's predecessors, low-floor entrances, vehicle air conditioning and vacuum toilets (two, including one wheelchair accessible) are available. There are also two multi-functional areas with storage space for strollers, bicycles and the like.

The six-car train set consists of two head power cars and four intermediate trailers. In the power heads, all axles are powered. The "Eurasia" version for the Russian gauge railways, in a six and four-car formation, has two trailer heads and two shorter intermediate power cars, and also two intermediate trailers in a six car formation. A special diesel-electric version of the "Eurasia" train, which first appeared in 2021, is manufactured in an eight-car formation, including 2 double-deck head cars, 2 diesel generator cars, 3 intermediate double-deck cars and 1 single-deck car.

Iberian gauge KISS vehicles (labelled "T100" and "T200") ordered by Renfe in Spain are currently being tested, which will feature a combination of single-deck FLIRT end cars joined by either two double-decker KISS intermediate cars or with two extra single-deck FLIRT intermediate cars. Despite an original 2025 production timeline, as of January 2026, such trainsets have yet to enter service.

Customers

Year of orderYear of serviceCustomerCountryNo. of trainsetsNo. of carsNotes
20082012Swiss Federal RailwaysSwitzerland50url=http://sc.tagesanzeiger.ch/dyn/news/zuerich/901069.htmltitle=Neues Rollmaterial für 1,5 Milliardendate=30 June 2008publisher=Tages-Anzeigeraccess-date=2008-12-17url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707003736/http://sc.tagesanzeiger.ch/dyn/news/zuerich/901069.htmlarchive-date=7 July 2011}}
20102012BLS AGSwitzerland284BLS RABe 515; for use on the Bern S-Bahn
20102012Ostdeutsche EisenbahnGermany164last1=Blochfirst1=Urstitle=Stadler Rail präsentiert den neuen Doppelstockzug erstmals im Ausland: Auf den Flirt folgt ein Kissurl=http://www.nzz.ch/innotrans-berlin-stadler-rail-sbb-kiss-doppelstockzug-1.7656895access-date=17 August 2016work=Neue Zürcher Zeitungdate=23 September 2016language=de-CH}}
20102011WESTbahn (later Deutsche Bahn)Austria76For service between Vienna and Salzburg. To be transferred to DB Fernverkehr
20102012Swiss Federal RailwaysSwitzerland24url=http://www.nzz.ch/schweiz-sbb-bestellung-doppelstockzuege-dosto-option-stadler-1.5454001title=Option im Umfang von 350 Millionen Franken bei der Firma Stadler eingelöst: Weitere Doppelstockzüge für die SBBnewspaper=Neue Zürcher Zeitungdate=15 April 2010via=NZZ}}
20102014CFLLuxembourg193For service between Luxembourg and Koblenz, Luxembourg and Trier and Luxembourg and Düsseldorf
20132015WestfalenbahnGermany136url=https://www.westfalenbahn.de/unternehmen/fahrzeuge/fahrzeugtyp-kiss/title=Westfalenbahn: Elektrischer Doppelstocktriebzug KISSaccess-date=9 April 2020}}
20132016AeroexpressRussia114 or 6For the Moscow airport shuttle service as ESh2 "Eurasia"
2015Azerbaijan RailwaysAzerbaijan54Labelled as EŞ2 "Eurasia"
20152017BLS AGSwitzerland34BLS RABe 515; for use on the Bern S-Bahn
20152016Swiss Federal RailwaysSwitzerland19For use on the Zürich S-Bahn
20152017WESTbahn (later Deutsche Bahn)Austria9
14
6For service between Vienna and Salzburg Sold to Deutsche Bahn in 2020 for use as IC2 intercity trains on the Dresden–Berlin–Rostock line.
2016Georgian RailwaysGeorgia44Labelled as GRS "Eurasia"
20162019Mälardalstrafik (leased from Transitio)Sweden334For use in the Mälaren Valley. Max speed 200 km/h. Designated as ER1.
201611 August 2024CaltrainUnited States237
4Part of the Caltrain Modernization Program. As of August 2023, 161 cars (23 7-car sets), plus one 4 car bi-level BEMU for use between Tamien and Gilroy, with 55 options remaining.
20172019Kollektivtrafikförvaltningen UL (later Mälardalstrafik; leased from Transitio)Sweden84For the "Upptåget" service between Uppsala-Gävle.
201715 March 2020MÁV-StartHungary40
(19+21)6The first vehicle may enter service in the second quarter of 2020, the last of which will begin in early 2021
20182020BLS AGSwitzerland84–6BLS RABe 515; for use on long-distance routes
2018date=18 April 2018title=Slovenian Railways orders 26 multiple units from Stadlerurl=https://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/slovenian-railways-orders-26-multiple-units-from-stadler.html?channel=000access-date=23 April 2018publisher=International Rail Journal}}Slovenske železniceSlovenia103SŽ class 313/318
20192021WESTbahnAustria156For service between Vienna and Salzburg. Replace for trainsets sold to DB
20212021Azerbaijan RailwaysAzerbaijan18Special DMU for railway administration officials. Labelled as DŞ2 "Eurasia"
202119 March 2022Srbija VozSerbia34ŽS 410. For 200 km/h service between Belgrade, Novi Sad and Subotica on high-speed "Soko" intercity services.
date=16 December 2021title=Stadler delivers double-decker multiple-unit trains to Slovakia for the first timeurl=https://www.stadlerrail.com/it/media/article/stadler-delivers-double-decker-multiple-unit-trains-to-slovakia-for-the-first-time/1046/website=Stadler Rail}}date=15 February 2024title=Aktuálne: ZSSK nasadzuje nové vysokokapacitné vlaky KISS na rušné trate západného Slovenskaurl=https://www.zssk.sk/aktuality/aktualne-zssk-nasadzuje-nove-vysokokapacitne-vlaky-kiss-na-rusne-trate-zapadneho-slovenska/access-date=1 April 2024website=Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko}}Železničná spoločnosť SlovenskoSlovakia46For service on lines Bratislava–Trenčín and Bratislava–Nové Zámky. 4th unit delivery delayed till November 2024 due to an accident on Velim test centre.
202117 July 2023Swiss Federal RailwaysSwitzerland606In ordering them, Swiss Federal Railways exercised options from previous orders. They were first rolled out on the Zurich-Schaffhausen route, and are planned to be spread to other routes in Switzerland, generally centring on Zurich or Lausanne, gradually between 2024 and 2027.
20212025 (planned)Renfe (Cercanías division)Spain7924 100m trains and 55 200m trains (), for Cercanías Madrid and Rodalies de Catalunya.
date=5 June 2019title=Stadler Wins Order for 18 KISS for DB Regiourl=https://www.stadlerrail.com/en/media/article/stadler-wins-order-for-18-kiss-for-db-regio/495/access-date=20 June 2022website=Stadler Rail}}2022Deutsche BahnGermany18Trainsets purchased for DB Regio
20212023(leased from Transitio)Sweden144For service between Ludvika and Västerås and other routes in the Bergslagen region.
20222026 (planned)ÖBBAustria20+424/620 four-car sets + 42 six-car sets: 160 km/h for Vienna ÖBB Regional and City Airport Train;
13 six-car Railjet: 200 km/h
20242026 (planned)BDŽBulgaria7+3160 km/h

Notes

References

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